Vulcanizer.



J.S.BENS0N.

VULGANIZER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 19, 1912.

Almen'cor by l l Patented June 2, 1914.

UNTTED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

A:rosEri-r SCOTT BENSON, oERIvERsIDE, IOWA, AssIeNoE To POSITIVEsirrrrnrV COMPANY, OE nAvENPonT, IOWA.

vULoANIzEn.

Td all whom, t may concern: Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. BENSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Riverside, in' thev county ofWashington and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Vulcanizer,of which the following is a The present invention relates toimprovements in portab-le vulcanizers, the primary object of the presentinvention being the provision of a vulcanizer adaplted to be connectedto vulcanize a tire wit out removing the tire from the rim or wheel,thesame having means for containing a liquid fuel and also compartmentfor containing water interposed between the fuel and the tire,

whereby the water is heated and acts as a means to prevent theburning ofthe t1re or the direct contact therewith of an excessive .temperature aswould be the case if the fuel heated metal were placed directly inengage ment with the tire.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a portablevulcanizer divided iiito water and a fluid hydrocarbon containingcompartment, both `of which compartments are provided with a pluralityof metal ridges or partitionsthat tend to conduct-the heat evenlythroughout the body of water and the surface engaging the tire,

thus insuringan even distribution of the.

heat and the tire. f

fWith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appearas thedescription procecdsthe invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the consequent desired action upon thedetails of construction hereinafter de scribed and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of Athe inventionherein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure l is a top plan `view of the complete viilcanizerin the position it assumes when viilca'nizing a tire.

Fig. 2 isa section ,taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. .Fig 3 is a sectiontaken on line 3-3 4of 1 Re erring to the drawings, the'numeral ldesignates the container of the vulcanizer,

which is provided with the tire engaging curved wall 2 and with theintermediate partition` 3' which is disposed' within and parallel totheciirved wall @and divides the specification of Letters Patent.Application filed November 19, 1912. Serial No. 732,384.

vulcanizer chamber or casing into two compartments le and 5respectively. The comsuch 'as gasolene, while the compartment 5 is forcontaining water.

o f the device, are the two series of metal partitions 6 and 7, both ofwhich series termithe bottoms of' the respective chambers 4 and 5 so asto permit of a free circulation of the respective liquids within .thechainbers or compartmentsl of the vulcanizer.

@opposite sides thereof, are the two apertured thereto, the adjustingscrew 12 to which is connected one end of the chain 13, the other Vendof the chain 13 being passed about the rim of a tire (not shown) andconnected to the adjusting bolts 14 carried by the apertured lug 1 1. Bythis means the vulcanizing device is properly attached to the Wheel, thecurved surface 9, and adjacent portion of the tire to be vulcanized.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings itis evident that the operation of the device is readily `understood,butbriefly stated it is as follows: The compartment 5 is illed with waterto the desired height, while the compartment 4 has sufficient gasoleneplaced therein to, when ignited, warm the grids, so that grids 7 to heatthe .waterwithin the chamber 5, there thus being disposed between thethe tire1 a wall of water within the chamber canizing upon the curvedface 2 and conse vulcanized.

the clamps' 12 and 14 are operated.

What is claimed is:

l. 'A portable vulcanizer, including a tire engaging member in the foi-mof an open ended receptacle, a. transverse partitiondisposed therein anddividing t-he same into two compartments, one of said compartments beingof lesser area andfor containing Water while the other compartment is afuel container, and a plurality of spaced partipartment 4 is forcontaining a liquid fuel,

Disposed longitudinally of both chambers Formed integral with the casing1 upon burning gasolene within the chamber Ltand 5, to distribute aneven temperature for vul.'

95 fluently' upon the portion of the tire to be Fatented June 2, 19.714.

nate at the respective points 8 and V9 above lugs 1l-1 1, one of whichhas attached such heat may be transmitted through the The 'handle 10 isconnected to theca-siing,y for gripping, so that the casing may be"readily placed in 'position and held'befo're ico tions disposedlongitudinally of and within the respective compartments, saidlongitudinal partitions being in heat conducting relation to thetransverse partition and the tire engaging surface of the member. I

2. A portable vulcanizer, including a tire engaging member having a facecurved to conform to the contour of the tire, a curved partitionldisposed in parallel with the curved tire engaging face of the memberland dividing the member into two compartments, lone ot' thecompartments adjacent the curved wall being of lesser area than theother compartment, and a plurality of spaced partitions disposedlongitudinally of and within the respective compartments and havingtheir lower edges terminate at a point above the bottoms of Qthecompartments, said longitudinal partitions being in heat conductingrelation to the curved partition and the tire contacting portion of themember.

3. A portable vulcanizer, including a cast metal body, having one endcurved trans` versely and projected at a greater height than the sidewalls and the opposite end walls thereof, a curved partition disposed inspaced relation to and parallel with the tire engaging wall, the samedividing the member into two compartments, the compartment between thetwo curved walls constituting a water compartment, and, of greater,

height than the other compartment, a plurality of spacedlongitudinally;disposed partit-ions formed in parallel to the side wallsof the member and in engagement with the end walls and curved partition,the lower edges of the same terminating in a plane vabove the bottom ofthe member, apair of oppositely disposed apertured lugs carried by theside walls of the member for forming a supporting means for the same intire engaging position, and a handle carried by the end wall of themember for supporting the same during the placing' of the member inposition.

4. A portable vulcanizer comprising a substantially box like receptaclehaving its top open to the atmosphere and divided interiorly by atransverse partition into two compartments, one of which is adapted tocontain water and the other a combustible Huid; the outer vertical sideof said receptaclethat constitutes the Wall of the Water compartmentbeing suitably shaped to form a vulcanizing-plate.

5. A portable vulcanizer comprising a substantially box-like receptaclehaving its top removed and divided interiorly'by a transverse partitioninto two compartments, one of which is adapted to contain water and theother combustible Huid, said water compart-ment being divided into aseries of vertically disposed chambers that communicate at versepartition into two compartments, one' of which is adapted to containwater and the other combustible fluid, said combustible fluidcompartment being divided into a series of vertically*- disposed finesby partitions extending at right angles to the partition separating saidwater and. fluid comsuitably shaped to form a vulcanizing plate.

7. A portable vulcanizer 4comprising a substantially box-like receptaclehaving its top removed and divided interiorly by a transverse partitioninto two compartments one of which is adaptedto contain water and theother combustible fluid, and said compartments divided transversely intotwo series of vertically disposed chambers the bottoms of t-he chambersin each compartment communieating with each other, and the outervertical side of said receptacle constituting the wall of the watercompartment being suitably shaped to form a vulcanizing plate.

8. A portable vulcanizer comprising a suitable box-like receptacle thetop of which is normally open to the atmosphere and one of the verticalwalls of which ,constitutes a -vulcanizing surface, a water-chamber soarranged that the fluid within the same is in contact with saidvulcanizing surface, a heat-generating chamber arranged adjacent saidfluid chamber, and vertically disposed transverse walls dividing saidwater-chamber and said heat-generating chamber into severalcompartments.

9. A portable vulcanizer comprising a substantially box-like receptaclehaving its top removed and divided interiorly by a transverse partitioninto two compartments, one of which is adapted to contain water and theother combustible Huid, said combustible fluid compartment being dividedinto a series of vertically disposed flues by partitions extending atright angles to the partition separating said water and luidcompartments, and said water compartment be-' ing divided into acorresponding series of vertically disposed chambers, said watercompartment being suitably shaped to form a vulcanizing plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J OS. SCOTT BENSON. Witnesses:

FRANK ORITZ, JACOB B. CRITZ.

copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

Vpartments, said water compartment being 4 loo

